Two women killed, three injured in lightning strike

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Two women were killed and three others injured when lightning struck them in Odisha's Bargarh district today, police said. The women were working in the paddy field when lightning struck them, killing two on the spot and causing burn injuries to three others, police said.

The injured were rushed to Attabira hospital and later shifted to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla, they said. The deceased were identified as Mini Mirdha and Subalaya Mirdha, police added.

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